The Hunting Falcon
The Story of WW1 German Ace Hans-Joachim Buddecke
$74.58
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2023
Summary
The Hunting Falcon was written by Hans-Joachim Buddecke, a top German First World War ace. Though his autobiography of his experiences as a combat pilot was published in the Spring of 1918, in the last year of the war, Buddecke did not see his book in print; he was shot down over the Western Front on 10 March 1918. His father was left to write the foreword.
Hans Buddecke’s journey to war started in America in 1913-1914, where he was working in Indianapolis at his uncle’s car factory. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399085014 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399085018 |
| Author: | Christopher A. Lawrence, Jay Karamales |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Air World |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 720g |
| Dimensions: | 41mm x 167mm x 242mm |
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Critics Review
“The result is a modern translation of Buddecke’s wartime memoir, augmented by extensive new material (especially about his USA experiences) and photos of important aspects of the pilot’s life and times. The Hunting Falcon is recommended highly.”– “Over the Front, Vol. 40, No. 2”
Christopher A. Lawrence
JAY KARAMALES is a software engineer by training, but has always had a keen interest in history and military affairs. He was hired by The Dupuy Institute in 1986 to design and build the database for the Ardennes Campaign Simulation Data Base project, for which he also used translated German unit records. In 1989 Mr. Karamales was hired by the consulting firm SAIC to conduct a quantitative analysis study of anti-tank warfare on the Western Front in the Second World War. He has produced the maps for over one hundred books. Mr. Karamales and his wife live just outside Boise, Idaho, where he is Director and Chief Historian of the Dry Creek Historical Society and editor of the DCHS Newsletter.
CHRISTOPHER A. LAWRENCE is a professional historian and military analyst. He is the Executive Director and President of The Dupuy Institute, an organization dedicated to scholarly research and objective analysis of historical data related to armed conflict and the resolution of armed conflict. He was the program manager for a number of Data Base Simulations. He participated in studies for the US Army, Department of Defense, the Joint Staff, and the US Air Force. He has also directed a number of studies related to the military impact of banning anti-personnel mines for the Joint Staff, the Los Alamos National Laboratories, and the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.
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